Taehungsa
| Daeheungsa | |
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| Korean name | |
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| Hangul | 대흥사 |
| Hanja | 大興寺 |
| Revised Romanization | Daeheungsa |
| McCune–Reischauer | Taehŭngsa |
 Daeheungsa
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Coordinates: 34°28′36″N 126°37′01″E / 34.4765959°N 126.6168285°E Daeheungsa, sometimes called Daedunsa, is a main temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. Daeheungsa is located on the slopes of Duryunsan (Duryun Mountain) in Samsan Township, Haenam County, in the province of Jeollanam-do near the southern limit of South Korea.
Daeheungsa is believed to date to the Three Kingdoms period (4th-9th centuries CE), although no exact record of its founding has survived some think Daeheungsa was founded by Adohwasang (Monk) in 514.
Originally this temple was called Handeumjeol, after the mountain's original name, Mount Handeum. Chinese characters were eventually used, which caused it to be called Daedum, and from there the name changed again to Daeheungsa. The mountain's name was later changed to Mount Duryun.
Daeheungsa received little attention until 1592 when Seosan Daesa (monk) organized and trained a guerilla army of 5,000 monks at the temple, to help defend the Korean people during the Imjin War(Japanese invasions).
Daeheungsabungmireugammaaeyeoraejwasang (North rock-cut seated Maitreya Buddha of Daeheung Temple) is a rock cliff Buddha carved out of a large natural wall of rock, believed to date from the early years of the Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392), based on the overall sculpture style and by the way the lower part of the body is out of proportion with the larger upper part.
The mudra, or symbolic hand gesture, is that of expelling devils. The robe is tied on the left shoulder which is rather uncommon. One distinctive feature of this Buddha statue is the beobeui (sacerdotal robe), typical of this era. The hands look weak and the form of the legs is very awkward.
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